The House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday on bipartisan legislation relating to the Chinese-owned app TikTok.
"We know TikTok is a propaganda and espionage asset for the Chinese Communist Party. That's why we banned it on government phones many years ago," Smith said.
According to a news release from the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, "The bill prevents app store availability or web-hosting services in the U.S. for ByteDance-controlled applications, including TikTok, unless the application severs ties to entities like ByteDance that are subject to the control of a foreign adversary, as defined by Congress in Title 10.".
Ahead of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's vote on the legislation Thursday afternoon, a message about the legislation appeared for users that said "Stop a TikTok shutdown," according to The Hill, which shared a screenshot of the message.
"Let Congress know what TikTok means to you and tell them to vote NO.".
President Joe Biden expressed his support for the legislation, telling reporters on Friday, "If they pass it, I'll sign it." Biden's presidential campaign is on TikTok and shared its first video there on Feb. 11, ABC News reported.
TikTok did not respond to The Daily Signal's request for comment about Biden's promise to sign the legislation or the expected House vote this week.
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